I am delighted to have Kim of Mama’s Monologues as my guest for Letters For You today.
Kim has three boys, a baby on the way and yet still finds time to write from the heart and occasionally enlist her husband in some of the most hilarious vlogs for VlogTalk!
Kim is here today with an endearing letter to her grandfather, a man she clearly admires and misses every single day.
Dear Pop-Pop,
It’s been over 6 years since we’ve said our goodbyes. Some days it feels like you were just here with me. Other days the pain is so fierce and so strong that it feels as though it’s been a lifetime since I have seen your face.
I miss your smile and your deep hearty laugh. I miss your confidence and your sureness.
I miss our talks and your advice. I miss your eagerness to hear the next tale from my heart.
I miss our rides on the Ferris wheel, being stuck at the top, overlooking the ocean. I miss feeding peanuts to the seagulls on the boardwalk. I miss being taught how to play Frogger on the Atari in your rec room.
I miss hearing about our family history, your war stories, and how you fell in love with Mom-Mom. I miss watching you do the Mummer’s strut.
I miss hearing you rant about the Phillies losing to the Mets, calling them bums, declaring you’ve given up on them, yet tuning in to the very next game routing them on.
I miss watching your eyes sparkle as you watched my first born play. I miss watching the love radiate from you in complete awe of him.
There are so many things that I miss about you, Pop-Pop.
But most of all, I miss that you are not here.
I wish you could have been there to see me walk down the aisle on my wedding day. I wish I could have danced with you that evening.
I wish you could be here to meet my youngest boys, and in a few months, hold the newest addition to our family.
I wish you could be here. To hold, to hug, to talk to, to share with, and to love.
But I know that in a special way, you are. You’re here watching us, guiding us, and smiling down on us.
So for now, I will celebrate. Celebrate the life you led, the love you gave, the joy you brought, and the legacy that will live on.
Pop-Pop, I love you, with all of my heart and soul. Thank you for being who you are and loving me for who I am.
I hope you are dancing with Mom-Mom up there. You will dance in my heart, forever.
Love always,
Your granddaughter
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Oh, what a sweet letter…and so sorry for the time you’ve missed with him.
Thank you, Sherri. I do miss him, but hope that he is watching.
Thank you so much for letting me share this here today!
A wonderful tribute to your grandfather, Kim. I know how much you love and miss him. Thank you for sharing this. xo
I sure do. He was amazing. xo
Grandparents can be such a special part of our lives and leave such a void when they are gone. Beautiful letter Kimsley.
You are so right. At least I have the great memories to hold on to.
Thank you Jessica!
What a beautiful letter. I’m sure that he is proud of you, your life, and all that you’re doing.
I wish that my grandparents were still here too… there are so many things that I would love to share with them.
It absolutely hurts after they’re gone, but I know that they’re so proud of us.
This just…really struck me.
My Papa and I were extremely close. There is no bond greater than that of a grandparent.
I’m sure that’s he’s with you always
Xoxo
Being so close and then losing him before my life really got started hurts so much. But you’re right, he’s here with me, just like your Papa is with you. xo
Oh my heart, Kim. This is stunning and oh so very loving.
{Beautifully done}
Thank you, Galit. That means so much.
Oh, Kim! What a lovely letter. I am so glad that you have so many perfect memories of him, but I’m also sorry he’s not here to make more of them with you. I am sure he is dancing & smiling down on the person you’ve become.
The memories definitely help to get through. I know he’s proud watching down on us.
Such a beautiful heartfelt tribute to your grandpa, Kim. Those memories shall live with you forever.
Thank you, so much. The memories definitely help to carry me through.
Loved this. One of the first thoughts I had when I found out I was pregnant was my child wouldn’t know my grandfather because he had just passed away. The grandparent/grandchild relationship is so special. I love watching it between my parents and my children.
Knowing that my kids won’t know my grandfather hurts so very much. You’re right, that relationship sure is special.
Love your words here and thought of this for you …
“The Inuit say that the stars are holes in heaven. And every time we see the people we loved shining through, we know they’re happy. ”
― Jodi Picoult
Much love to you xxx
I have always loved that quote, Nicole… wrote it down several years ago.
Thanks for visiting today. 🙂
Oh, I love that quote. That’s definitely something to remember.
My grandmother passed away shortly after the twins were born, and I hate they’ll never know her. But we do have a picture of her, my mom, me and my sisters, and all of our girls together. That picture means so much to me. Memories are so powerful…
That sounds like such a sweet photo. I would have loved to have something like that with mine.
What an amazing tribute to a wonderful man!
Thank you! He sure was a great man.
This is such a lovely letter. I’m sure he’s up there with your grandma, smiling down and watching your family with happy sighs.
I’m sure he is too, and that gives me a little bit of peace.
“dancing with “mom-mom” – i can truly picture it. I didn’t know any of my grandparents and so can’t really empathize with you, but i’m so grateful that my boys know theirs. So that they will have memories, like these, for life.
Seeing your boys grow and develop their relationship with their grandparents will be amazing. It truly is a wonderful relationship.
Sounds like you had such a wonderful bond with a great guy. I’m glad you had the time with him that you did and that you are sharing his legacy with your children.
I had an amazing bond with him. And I am glad I was able to spend so much time with him and create so many wonderful memories to pass on.
This one tugs at my heartstrings because my favorite grandfather died in 2009, three weeks after learning I was pregnant. I think of him less frequently now, but when I do, I ache at the thought that he never knew his great-granddaughter. He would have loved her so, and she would have loved him. They would’ve been kindred spirits in their mischief-making.
We visited his grave over Christmas – it was the first time I’d been back since the funeral. Watching Lil’ Bit climb and play on his tombstone was cute, but hard because it reminded me of what will never be.
I have a really hard time visiting their graves as well. It’s nice to connect, but like you said, it brings so many reminders of what will never be.
That is such a sweet letter. I love that you called them pop-pop and mom-mom. I think I need to know what the mummer’s strut is now.
It’s sort of like a dance type thing from the Mummer’s parade which is on every New Year’s Day. It’s something that’s really big in the New Jersey/New York area. Apparently if I say I know the mummer’s strut people know exactly where I’m from.
Your letter was absolutely beautiful. Sounds like he was a great man.
Thank you. He was amazing.
Oh, what a special tribute to your grandfather. Your love for him is very touching…so sorry he’s not with you anymore.
xo
I have to believe he’s with me in other ways now. It helps to comfort me.
What a great letter! And so awesome you were able to have such a great relationship with him. My mom’s parents died when I was pretty young and my dad’s parents lived across the country and we only saw them about every three years. Luckily my kids see their grandparents a lot more than that
I”m so glad you got to write your letter my friend, what a fantastic man your Pop was…and for you to share all those memories with us, giving us a peek into your life was such sweetness.
My grandfathers all died either before I was born or very early in my life..and I grew up with Grandmothers..a Great and two Grands..and I adoreed them…I fel like you do that they never got to see me get married or have my babies, but in so many ways they guided me toward those thjngs, kept watch over me as I found “my life” and so in that I am grateful.
I also lost my dad before my “life stared” and so I know how you feel…like they are watching but it sure would be nice to have them here…hugging, kissing and living with us.
love you…and thank you Tonya for letting Kim share such a beautiful letter today. 🙂
I miss my Papa so much, too. He passed away in February 2000. It doesn’t go away. I often think about how much he would have liked Chris and loved Klaw. I am so able to relate to this post. Beautiful words for beautiful memories.
This is an absolutely beautiful letter. I’m always so incredibly jealous of people that got to have those close relationships with their grandparents since I never did. I would have talked their ears off! I would have craved story after story about our family history. I probably would have spent countless hours listening to them describe what it was like watching my mom and dad grow up and what it was like for them growing up. Sadly, I don’t have but maybe a small handful of memories of my grandparents. I’m grateful to pictures though.
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